MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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